Figure toy



06f. 15, 1940. R Q'NEAL 2,218,049

FIGURE TOY `Filed April 5, 1957 40 /9 Ml l1. Za

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ATTORNEYS Patented ocr. 15, 1940 2,218,049

UNITED STATES lPATENT OFFICE FIGURE TOY George R. ONeal, Washington, D.C., asslgnor to George H. Hutafl, Jr., Wilmington, N. C.

Application April 5, 1937, Serial No. 135,161

1 Claim. (Cl. 46-107) The invention relates to a figure toy and moresides thereof has swingingly connected thereto especially to figurewheeled toys. pairs of front and rear legs Hand 20, respec- The primaryobject of the invention is the tively, which by pivot shafts 2l areconnected to provision of a toy of this character, wherein an the body Iof the carriage for rocking moveimage imitative of a living rabbit willbe mements, the body I0 of the carriage being form'ed chanicallyoperated to elect motion to Such with fore and aft clearance slots 22and 23, remage When the tOi! iS rolled upon a foundation spectively, foraccommodating the said legs I8 or surface and the motion simulates thejumping and 20. The legs are formed with blfurcated of the rabbit whileon the run. extensions or forks 24 accommodating therein the w AnOtherObject 0f the invention iS the DIOVicrank I1 of the rear axle I5 so thatwhen this 10 SiOn 0f a tOy 0f this Character, wherein the image axle isturned by the traction of the rear wheels in its construction is ofnovel form and the mo- |5 motion is transferred from the crank l1 totiOn thereto 1S imparted ln a novel manner, the the rear legs 20, theselegs I9 and 2li are pivoted toy being attractive in appearance and lendsat 25 to the body |3 of the image and thus m0- 1;, amusement to childrendue to the motional chartion will be imparted to the latter simulating al5 acteristics of such image when being pulled or jumping rabbit when enthe run, P11-Shed in the traction 0f the Same- The body I8 at its rearis provided with a A further object 0f the invention 1S the Drtail stubze while carried at the neck formation vision of a toy of thischaracter, whichis simple 21 of the body m of the image is a verticallyL0 in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient Swinging ortunable head. 23 rotatable on a 20 in operation, ornamental in itsmake-up, strong, horizootal axis Created by a pair of screws 29 idurable and inexpensive to manufacture' threaded transversely throughthe head 28 from with these am? other objects View't the in oppositesides thereof and made fast in the neck vent1on cons1sts 1n the featureso cons ructlon, formation 21. This neck formation 21 has pro 25combination and arrangement of parts as will be vided therein thecutaway portions 3o and 3|, 25 hereinafter more fully described'illustrated in respectively while the head is formed with the theaccompanying drawing' Whlcil dlscioses the recess 32 centrally thereinand opening through ggeutebgnsoefntngggledand the rear edge portion ofsaid head. The cutaway :o In the accompanying drawing: port1on30 affordsan overlap 33 for the crown 3o or upper portion of the head, 28. Thishead 28 is provided with ears 34.

The cutaway portion 3| opens fore of the body I8 but does not openthrough opposite sides of said body. Accommodated Within the cutawayportion 3l and the recess 32 is a link 35 which at the forward endthereof is attached to the inlslir; 1s ai fragmentary ralelevatlonpartly head 28 by a transverse pivot 36 and at the rear e Similarreference characters indicate correend is eccentrically attached t0 thefrOnt P811 w spondng parts throughout the several views in 0f legs I9With respect t0 their D iVOt 25 by a 40 the drawing transverse pivot 3l,the latter working in an ar- Referring to the drawing in detail, the toycuate slot 38 provided in the body I8 at each comprises a wheeledcarriage involving a body side of the cutawayl portion 3| therein. ThusI0 preferably flat and having depending from its When mOliOn iS Setup inthe front legs I9, the .i3 bottom next to the opposite longer side edgeslink 35 becomes active upon the head 28 to turn 45 thereof sills I i,these being formed with front and the same on the DIVOt 29- rearbearings I2 and I3, respectively, in which are In the Operation 0f thet0? through traetiOn journaled the front and rear axles Il and I5 of thewheels IB, that iS t0 Say. the rearmOst for the traction wheels I6,these being xed to wheels, the rear axle I5 on the turning thereof .'.uthe ends of said axles outside of the sills Il. through its crank I1oscillates the rear legs 20 50 The rearmost axle I5 is formed with acrank thus imparting motion to the body I8 of the I'I for a purposepresently described. image and this motion through the front legs I8Above the carriage, that is, the body I0 thereactuates the head 28causing it to swing verof, is an image, in this instancebeingrepretically on the horizontal pivot 29 and such mosentative of arabbit, its body I8 at opposite tions imparted to the body I8 of theimage cause 55 Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in vertical sectionof the toy constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view partly broken away.

.- Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the imageof the toy.

the latter to imitate the hopping characteristic of a live rabbit whenon the run.

The body I0 of the carriage has fixed in its forward end a staple 39 towhich is attached a pull cord or string 40 so that the toy may be drawnor pulled in a forward direction for traction activity of such toy.

What is claimed is:

A gure toy of the character described, comprising a wheeled carriage,including a rear crank shaft, adapted to be propelled over a. surfaceand an image simulating an animal having the characteristic jumpingaction of a rabbit on the run,

' said image including a body member having an arcuate opening adjacentits forward end, a head member pivotally mounted on the forward portionof the body member, a pair of front legs pivotally mounted at theirlower ends to the carriage and at their upper ends to the forwardportion of the body member, a link pivotally connected at one end to thehead member and at `rear crank shaft to swing the rear legs on theirpivotal connections with the carriage and operate the body memberrelative to the carriage and simultaneously raise the forward end of thebody member and the head member as the body member is moved forwardlyrelative to the carriage and to lower the body member and head memberwhen the body member is moved rearwardly relative to the carriage.

GEORGE R. ONEAL.

